The Infantry Automatic Rifle was suppose to solve...
1. SAW Gunners were having difficulty keeping up with the Squad in the attack, necessitating a lighter weapon.
2. Because the lighter weapon was able to put fewer rounds down range, it was to be more accurate to make up for this deficiency.
Well it looks like the engineers at the Joint Service Small Arms Program were working on the issue and have come up with a solution that will not trash the volume of fire found in our small unit.
Hey Gunners...read this article and this one too...Great work Kit-Up! But will someone answer this for me?
Why didn't the Marine Corps have visibility on this project. All the headache, angst and internal bickering could have been avoided if we simply waited for the results of this test. Now we are facing a "test" with a weapon that will more than likely not be procured.
What an amazing amount of waste. What an amazing amount of lost man hours. What a complete cluster.
Lets save the Gouchy gear for SOCOM and just buy stuff that works!
